Transportation and Material Moving Occupation ProfilesThe Transportation and Material Moving occupation profiles below include specific information about the nature of the work; average earnings; underlying training and education; related occupations; and corresponding academic programs.
Discover jobs in trucking, transportation, shipping, freight, and rail. Find training programs and explore your options in the fast-paced shipping industry.
Fast Facts: AAs of 2008, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated 9,508,750 employed in the Transportation and Material Moving occupational group earning the mean annual income of $31,450.
What’s Hot:This is the planes, trains and automobiles group. The commercial airline industry lives in ‘rarified air’ as “Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers” (averaging $119,750), “Air Traffic Controllers” ($108,090) and “Commercial Pilots” ($75,500) hold the top three spots on the Transportation and Material Moving Best Paid list. Interestingly, occupations related to ships are clustered in the fourth and fifth spots, followed by trains (at #7, 9-10) comprising most of the remaining Best Paid top ten.